| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.3% | 64.9% | 69.5% | 74.0% | 78.6% | 83.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 13.8% | 17.3% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 0.0% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 13.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 1.7% | 6.7% | 11.7% | 16.7% | 21.7% | 26.8% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.41% | 0.62% | 0.83% | 1.04% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $41,200 | $46,200 | $51,100 | $56,100 | $61,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $35,800 | $39,600 | $43,400 | $47,300 | $51,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page): 
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
 
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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